Predictive time allocation scheduling for computer networks

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more network interfaces to communicate with a network;
• a processor coupled to the network interfaces and configured to execute one or more processes;
• and
• a memory configured to store a process executable by the processor, the process when executed configured to:
• receive data regarding traffic volumes of deterministic and non-deterministic traffic along a first path in the network;
• predict, using the received data, an increase in the traffic volume of the non-deterministic traffic along the first path in the network;
• identify a period of time associated with the predicted increase in the traffic volume of the non-deterministic traffic along the first path;
• and
• cause the deterministic traffic to be sent along a second path in the network during the identified period of time, to allow the first path to accommodate the predicted increase in the traffic volume of the non-deterministic traffic along the first path.

A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having software encoded thereon, wherein the software when executed by a device in a network causes the device to perform a process comprising:

• :
• receiving, at the device in the network, data regarding traffic volumes of deterministic and non-deterministic traffic along a first path in the network;
• predicting, by the device and using the received data, an increase in the traffic volume of the non-deterministic traffic along the first path in the network;
• identifying, by the device, a period of time associated with the predicted increase in the traffic volume of the non-deterministic traffic along the first path;
• and
• causing, by the device, the deterministic traffic to be sent along a second path in the network during the identified period of time, to allow the first path to accommodate the predicted increase in the traffic volume of the non-deterministic traffic along the first path